Defending champion England staged a remarkable late comeback to beat Sweden in penalties and advance to the semifinals.

Defending champion England has staged a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to take its quarterfinal against Sweden to extra time at the Women’s European Championship.

An incredible nine penalties were missed in England’s quarter-final shoot-out with Sweden. Some were saved, while some missed the target completely.

The European Championships quarter-final clash between England and Sweden is a repeat of the 2022 semi-final in the same competition, a game England won 4-0 en route to lifting the trophy. The English will hope it’s a similar story here after a mixed bag at the Euros thus far.

England are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 after surviving a thriller against Sweden, with Lucy Bronze and Hannah Hampton the heroes in the penalty shoot-out. But a dramatic, gruelling win could have come at a cost ahead of Tuesday’s semi-final against Italy after captain Leah Williamson was forced off with an ankle injury and Bronze and Lauren James were seen limping at the end of full-time.

Reaction to a remarkable quarter-final at Euro 2025 as England beat Sweden on penalties after staging a remarkable late comeback.

Follow live reaction to England’s extraordinary penalty shootout victory over Sweden, in a game they trailed 2-0

She reflected on triumphs past, hope of glory in the future but also the size of the task facing England right now. The teams have played each other twice since, both matches ending in draws with Sweden the unluckier.

The England team is "very optimistic" that captain Leah Williamson will be ready to face Italy in the semifinals of the 2025 UEFA Women's Euro. Williamson had to come off during extra time of England’s dramatic quarterfinal victory over Sweden on Thursday and was seen leaving the stadium on crutches,